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Kerry claims caucus
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Ada County Democrats packed the Student Union Building Tuesday
night to take part in the Ada County Democratic Caucus. With nearly
1,500 attendees, the floor of the Jordan Ballroom was reduced to
standing room only.
Organizers for the event said the attendance was close to three
times that of any other Ada County caucuses in recent years. For
Congressional District 2,which includes Boise State and the North
End of Boise, an enthusiastic crowd voted for their democratic
presidential candidates and voiced confidence for their
party’s success in this year’s election.
The final results reflected a nationwide trend of support for
presidential candidate John Kerry. District 2 will send 51
delegates to the state convention. Kerry received nearly 47 percent
of their votes, which earned him 27 delegates to bring to the Idaho
State Democratic Convention from District 2.
John Edwards finished second, gaining 14 delegates and coming in
with 25 percent of the vote.
Howard Dean, who recently dropped out of the race, earned 10
delegates and received nearly 18 percent of the vote.
District 1 will send 61 delegates to the Idaho Democratic
Caucus, with 11 representing Dean supporters, 17 backing Edwards,
and 33 endorsing Kerry.
Statewide, Kerry also received the most votes coming in with 54
percent from other Idaho caucuses.
John Edwards came in second in Idaho with 22 percent of the
vote.
Overall, 382 Idaho delegates were chosen participate in the
convention at Pocatello in June.
These delegates will go on to select Idaho delegates to the 2004
Democratic National Convention in Boston on July 26-29. These
delegates will vote between the Democratic candidates to determine
which candidate becomes the Democratic candidate for President in
2004.
Of the 4,335 delegates nationwide, Idahoans will represent less
than 1 percent of all Democratic Party delegates. Eighteen of the
23 Idaho delegates are divided proportionately to the number of
delegates chosen for each candidate in the caucuses.
Kyle Gorham
News Reporter
The Arbiter
